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A casual reminder that I rely on your funding through Patreon to stay alive
23 Nov 2016 at 11:42 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: GuestI want to pay. I really, really want to pay. But you see I'm committed to not paying for Windows/wine/eOn games (...). And so I'm conflicted about paying for a site that so supportive of them.
Reporting news on a specific technology does not equate to supporting or encouraging it. If some developer makes a game run on Linux using Wine or eON, I sure do want to know about it. Even if I may choose not to buy it.

A casual reminder that I rely on your funding through Patreon to stay alive
23 Nov 2016 at 4:18 pm UTC Likes: 7


Aspyr Media shut down their GameAgent store, focusing more on developing and publishing directly
16 Nov 2016 at 12:24 pm UTC

I did buy there like twice. But yeah, it probably was not the most popular store. And considering that they had to maintain the infrastructure and handle the payments themselves, it is probably more cost effective to just use an existing store like Steam and pay the cut.

You might want to keep an eye on 'Silence', the new point & click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment
12 Nov 2016 at 10:55 pm UTC Likes: 2

Sometimes I really wish I would enjoy point and click games more. They tend to have amazing art and interesting stories. However the mechanics of solving arbitrary puzzles, and not having direct control over the character and being limited to certain predefined actions really puts me off. :(

The Humble Store is having a huge birthday sale, tons of stuff for insanely cheap
10 Nov 2016 at 11:12 pm UTC

Funny thing is, I already own almost everything that's on sale. The stuff I remotely care about, at least.

It's looking like Linux may hit 3,000 games on Steam by the end of 2016
9 Nov 2016 at 3:34 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: TuxeeThere are no games on Linux...
There are no quality games on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games with day 1 release on Linux...

What next?
There are no quality AAA games exclusively on Linux...

:P

It's looking like Linux may hit 3,000 games on Steam by the end of 2016
9 Nov 2016 at 9:00 am UTC Likes: 3

But... but it doesn't have the latest Call of Assassins Honor, therefore your argument is invalid!

Seriously though, I haven't heard this argument in a while. Even the biggest Linux-skeptics I know agree that Linux has gone a long way, and we really do have a healthy selection of games.

'Noct', the freaky 2D top-down multiplayer survival horror has been revamped in time for Halloween
29 Oct 2016 at 9:57 pm UTC

The last time I tried it, I found it quite straining on the eyes. Not as in bad graphics, but my eyes quickly got tired from trying to make out things. I would prefer a cleaner visual look. Also there were scenes where the whole screen would switch from almost all black to almost all white, which my eyes did not appreciate. It is a shame really, because I did like the atmosphere in general.